Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-07-08
TEE Third PARTY.
The Union Labor Party Of Texas Holds
its First State Convention
al Waco.
The Cincinnati Platform Affirmed With
Two Excapti0Es-PrepaTattOns For
the Presidential Campaigns
The ohio Wing OF the Party Meets and Puts
Fall state Ticket 10 the Field.
The Platform Adopted.

AT ~ aOS
Sneclal 70 the Gazette.

Special 10 the GhLclte.
WACO, Ten, July 5.-Dr. Andrew
Young of Cleburne was the first one otIthe
Union LABOR party to put in en- appearance
to-day, preparatory to the state conVen-
ton Of that party, which met to-day. he
came in enthusiastic ard cheerful, IS he
q wsvs IS, seeming not to carry the load
OF many reverses snd defeats. 'I tell
YOU, sir, " he said TO THE GAZETTE re-
porter, az shall live to see the triumph
Of principles for which ! have battled
over ten wears. l shall live to see my
greenback views accepted by the Ameri-
can people, and TO see the cause Of labor
triumphant" Speaking of the gathering
which ne came to attend DR.. Young
said: "Simply and pnrely the only
object is to put Texas IN line
with the platform Of the Union
Labor party adopted st Cincinnati
lsst February, and prepare for next
years presidential campaign. The third
party is here. Ii is the Labor party, and
has come TO stay. Next year we VIII
have g presidential ticket in the field, and
our candidate viii be g lit representative
Of laoor-very likely 2 farmer. We may
not win next yesr, but, mark my words,
we will complcate matters fearfully, and
in 1872 we will get what we want. We
hold the balance OF power right now"
Several delegates came il on the late
trains lest night and others this morning.
At > p. III. the convention was called TO
order in Dad Fellows hall, with about
100 delegates present.
Captain sam Evans Of Fort Worth,
member cf the national executive com
mittee, called the meeting TO order, and
Mr. S. 2. Burns was chosen temporary
Chairman.
a committee on permanent Organiza-
ton, consisting OF the following named
gentlemen were appointed: p. II. Col
den, w. r. Daniels. p S. Watts, Thomas
NetnerY and L. l.. Beach.
The committee reported and named
Captain Sam Evsus Of Fort Worth for
president, and NJ. =. Priest of Fort Worth
Tor secretary, and the report YVES adonted.
a motion 10 allow one delegate for
every ) o voters was adopted.
The executive committee was named.
Captain Sam Evans was made chairman
and one member from each of the eleven
Congressional districts il the state.
a resolution pledging the hearty sup
port of the young men and their prom
ises 20 carry out the principles Of the
movement was adopted.
II is understood that no platform Will
be adopted at this meeting, but the con-
vention viii endorse the platform OF the
National party adopted in Cincinnati in
April last.
After some discussion the convention
adopted the Cincinnati platform with the
exception of the planks on woman sut-
trage and prohibition. They do not favor
women suffrage and objected to theStem-
perance plank because :. is not strong
enough. The sentiment here to-day Yves
outspoken for prohibition. The follow
ing delegates were selected as members
of the state executive committee from
each OF the Congressional districts:
First, L. B. Beach, Houstoni
second, &c. be supplied; third, ". +. Far
mer. Min4ela; fourth, /. !. DOhOney,
Paris; tftfy w. Il. Lamb, Bowie; sixth,
J Z. Martin, Fort Worth; seventh, H.
&. Whireiea6, Galveston; eighth, to be
supPijed; ninth, W. L. Haley Belton
tenth, TO be filed; eleventh, c. II. JeD-
kins. The work Of the convention was
by no means elaborate, and is pretty
clearly set forth in the language of Dr.,
Andrew Young at the opening OF this dis
patch.
The meeting then adjourned to meet
in Fort Worth in July OF mex year,